This Sunday, January 9th, Torino-born Grom Gelateria is opening its first West Coast location, with a Malibu store that will dispense free gelato on its inaugural day, from 11:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. The icy chain, which informs us that it sources only in-season fruit from a farm in Piedmont, already has 50 locations spread throughout the globe and has already tripled its presence in New York. And since gelato looks set to be the hottest frozen treat of 2011 (there’s even a gelato university, which might rank just below clown school as the place you most hesitate to tell your parents you’re attending), you can probably expect more of these little Grom-mets dropping in on our streets in the months to come. Check out the full list of January flavors below.
Grom Gelateria, 3886 Cross Creek Rd. Malibu.
January Flavors
GELATO
Cioccolato Extranoir (sorbet)
with Colombian “Teyuna” chocolate and chocolate chips
Cioccolato fondente
with Venezuelan “Ocumare” chocolate
Bacio
with Venezuelan “Ocumare” chocolate and Tonda Gentile hazelnut chips
Tiramisù
with espresso coffee, biscuits and Teyuna chocolate chips
Caffè espresso
with Guatemalan Huehuetenango Highland coffee cru “San Pedro Necta”
Nocciola
with Tonda Gentile hazelnuts
Pistacchio
with Syrian pistachios
Yogurt
with fresh Italian yogurt
Torroncino
with nougat from Piedmont
Vaniglia
with Madagascar Mananara vanilla
Crema come una volta
egg cream prepared “as it was, once upon a time”
Stracciatella
with Colombian “Teyuna” chocolate chips
Crema di Grom
with Battifollo biscuits and Colombian “Teyuna” chocolate chips
Marrons Glaces
with candied chestnut “italian way”
Caramello
caramel sugar with Himalayan pink salt
FRUIT SORBET
Limone
with Sicilian Verdello lemons
Pera
with pear pulp
Mela
with Granny Smith apples
Mandarino
with Sicilian mandarins
HOT CHOCOLATE
DRINKS
Cioccolata calda “al latte”
hot milk chocolate with Colombian “Teyuna” plantation chocolate
Cioccolata calda “fondente”
hot dark chocolate with Venezuelan Ocumare plantation chocolate
Cioccolata calda “al bacio”
hot gianduja chocolate with Tonda Gentile hazelnut chips
Affogato con gelato
original italian affogato made with a scoop of your choice drowned in hot dark chocolate
FRAPPÈ
milkshake with any gelato flavor of your choice and organic whole milk